It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

In order to win the Hearts and Minds of the local population you will need to search for and destroy the Vietcong (VC) insurgents, who infiltrate from the Ho Chi Minh trail and destabilize the province by intimidating the locals, laying mines and ambushing your forces.

The insurgents also have a bigger brother, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). This well trained, conventional army have much wider ambitions than the VC, they want to take total control of the valley, a stepping stone to unifying North Vietnam with the South under communist rule.

The NVA conducts operations from across the border, primarily aimed at supporting the insurgency and launching offensives when the time is right.

To carry out your COIN mission, co-ordination of ground troops, special forces, artillery, mechanized units, training of local forces (ARVN) and airmobile assets is essential, but of greater consequence is winning the support of the local population. With greater co-operation from the local inhabitants comes the reward of intelligence, a key factor in COIN warfare.

The war is not fought in isolation, so as the commander of the US forces, you will have the added complexity of managing the support for the war back home, should you the lose the Hearts and Minds of the American people, the war will also be surely lost.

This is a game that captures the true essence of the Vietnam War, where airmobile operations are paramount, fire support bases play a critical role and air strikes can save the day.

Rise through the ranks and watch your personalized uniform transform from a junior Lieutenant to General as you relive the Vietnam War.

“Enjoying a game that captures the challenges of counter-insurgency operations and the character of the Vietnam War better than any title I can think of”.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun March 2014

Features

Hearts and Minds victory conditions

Political support model

Full range of US units including transport helicopters, APC’s, armor, Gunships, Engineers etc

Firebases and artillery support

Special Forces operations (Green Berets)

Operational intelligence map

Training of South Vietnamese Army (ARVN)

Napalm strikes

Medevacs and in field repairs

Minesweeping and ambushes

Full logistical model

Road and base construction

NVA offensives

Reviews - From the Press

Rock Paper Shotgun Review"Whatever happens to Vietnam 65 during the coming nine months, Im confident it will go down as one of 2015s most original and moreish military strategy games"

Grogheads Preview"Nonetheless, as a game of Search and Destroy operations in the Vietnam war I thought it captured the broad idea reasonably well."

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